The board of directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has appointed Diane L. Smith as interim executive director, effective June 21 with the departure of Karl Kilduff.

Smith, who has been with CHFA since 2004, is currently the director of planning, research and evaluation. Previously she worked for the State Department of Economic and Community Development as executive director for the divisions of Urban Revitalization & Investment and Community & Housing Development.

“I want to personally thank Diane for taking on this challenge. Diane will be filling this role until the board can select a new chief executive officer,” Chairwoman of CHFA’s board of directors and Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno said in a statement.